| 1978 New South Wales Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18–24 December 1978 | |||
| Edition | 86th | |||
| Category | Grand Prix (Four star) | |||
| Draw | 64S/32D (M) | |||
| Prize money | $100,000 (M) $35,000 (W) | |||
| Surface | Grass / outdoor | |||
| Location | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Venue | White City Stadium | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Tim Wilkison[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Dianne Fromholtz | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
| Hank Pfister /Sherwood Stewart[2] | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Lesley Hunt /Sharon Walsh | ||||
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The1978 New South Wales Open, also known by its sponsored nameMarlboro New South Wales Open, was a combined men's and women'stennis tournament played on outdoorgrass courts at theWhite City Stadium inSydney, Australia. The men's event was part of the1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit while the women's event was art of the1979 Colgate Series.[3] It was the 86th edition of the event and was held from 18 December through 24 December 1978. The singles titles were won by unseededTim Wilkison and second-seededDianne Fromholtz.[4][5]
Tim Wilkison defeated
Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 6–2
Dianne Fromholtz defeatedWendy Turnbull 6–2, 7–5
Hank Pfister /Sherwood Stewart defeatedSyd Ball /Bob Carmichael 6–4, 6–4
Lesley Hunt /Sharon Walsh defeated
Ilana Kloss /Marise Kruger 6–2, 6–1